If you use Gmail, you probably know that Google can easily parse your email receipts for things like package tracking in Google Now. If you want to see a list of your most recent receipts—or see one in particular—you can just search "my purchases" on Google. »12/01/14 6:00am 12/01/14 6:00am

Search engines like Pipl allow you to find information on just about anyone. If you'd like to get your information removed, Computerworld has a giant list of opt-out links for the most popular sites. »11/30/14 12:00pm 11/30/14 12:00pm

If you've ever wondered who contributed to your Congressional delegation, you could use public records to look it up. Brian Clifton has created a web site that will do all that looking up for you. »6/29/14 7:00am 6/29/14 7:00am

A recent European ruling decided that internet users can ask Google to remove outdated or incorrect information about them from search results. Forget.me makes the whole process as easy as possible. »6/26/14 12:30pm 6/26/14 12:30pm

Google got a little smarter once again this week. Now, if you search for something that Google knows has a step-by-step answer, it will give those steps to you above the search results. »6/17/14 4:30am 6/17/14 4:30am

An "open jaw" ticket is a round-trip ticket where you leave a different airport than you originally arrived. Booking an open jaw ticket on traditional sites is tough, though, so Map Happy recommends finding the cheapest ticket through ITA Matrix. »5/22/14 5:30am 5/22/14 5:30am

DuckDuckGo's new interface, which we talked about when it was back in beta, is now live on the main site. Check out our original post on it below for more info on what it can do. »5/20/14 7:42am 5/20/14 7:42am

Although typical search engines like Google help you find information based on keywords, web site SimilarSiteSearch.com takes any URL and returns a list of similar sites for you to browse. »4/28/14 11:30am 4/28/14 11:30am

Chrome: If you see a word or phrase on a webpage you want to know more about, you could select it, copy it, open a new tab, paste it into your search bar, and work from there. Or, if you want to save a few steps, you could install Kikin. »9/14/13 3:00pm 9/14/13 3:00pm

Sometimes you just need to hear a song right this second and you don't want to futz about hunting it down on Google. TuneCrawl is a web app that searches songs on Spotify, YouTube, and Soundcloud so you get to listening right away. »4/05/13 5:30am 4/05/13 5:30am